the girl's father tells investigators nobody immediately realized that vacca was gravely wounded. the shooting is renewing debate over how young is too young for kids on the firing line. individual ranges set their own age limits, sometimes as young as six. vacca's coworkers tried desperately to save his life. >> breathe, charlie, breathe. >> i don't think he's going to make it. >> reporter: tonight the girl's family says they are devastated by vacca's death and praying for his family. clayton sandell, abc news, denver. >>> tonight with so many american children going back to school or getting ready to, an urgent crises halfway around the world, children who are not waiting for the bus, instead sent to work. their parents, once teachers, engineers in syria, now on the run. their children now supporting the family. tonight we report here on the stolen childhood. nearly 6,000 syrian children, refugees in lebanon. there could be up to 300,000 children working. as you're about to see right here, in many cases, only the children get hired to work because they can pay the children much

we're charlie vacca's kids.ow something about him. >> reporter: cell phone video captured the moments before their father's accidental shooting death in arizona. the children referred to media reports describing their father as the instructor. >> our dad wasn't just an instructor. he was funny, strong, a protector, a hero, and our friend. >> reporter: and yet, they gave the girl the one thing only they could offer-- forgiveness. >> you're only nine years old. we think about you. we are worried about you. we pray for you. and we wish you peace. our dad would want the same thing. >> like you, we are living through this tragic event that we cannot shut off. it's with us all the time. >> our dad would want you to know that you should move forward with your life. you should not let this define you. you should love yourself. >> reporter: christopher vacca ended with a wish-- >> some day we hope we can meet you, hug you, and tell you that it's okay. >> reporter: even in their darkest hour, charles vacca's children chos

cell phone video shows charles vacca standing next to the girl after she set the uzi to automatic. the gun fell everyone raun to the girl. she told her mother the gun was too much for her and it hurt her shoulder. that's when the family and employees realized her instructor had been shut. >> we need a helicopter now. >> they're on their way now. is he still breathing? >> yes, he is. >> are you applying pressure to the wound. >> yes, i am. he's convulsing. >> are asks all compassionate americans to pray for their children and the entire vacca family. >>> and a third midair disruption in a week by a jet air passenger or reclining seats. a jet airliner was diverted when a woman got upset after the passenger in front of her reclined her seat. >> this woman who was sitting next to me knitting actually just tried reclining her seat back. the woman behind her started screaming and swearing and then the flight attendant came over and that just exacerbated what was going on and then she demand th ed that the flight land. >> police removed the angry passenger and took her tore a car rental f

we are charlie vacca's kids. we wanted you to know something go him. >> reporter: cell phone video captured the moments before their father's accidental shooting death in arizona. the children referred to media reports describing their father as the instructor. >> our dad wasn't just an instructor. he was funny, strong, a protector, a hero and our friend. >> reporter: yet they gave the girl the 1 thing only they could offer, forgiveness. >> you're only 9 years old. we think about you. we are worried about you. we pray for you. and we wish you peace. our dad would want the same thing. >> like you we are living through this tragic event that we cannot shut off. it's with us all the time. >> our dad would want you to know that you should move forward with your life. you should not let this define you. you should love yourself. ) ended with a wish. >> someday we hope we can meet you, hug you and tell you that it's okay. >> reporter: even in their darkest hour charles vacca's children chose compassion. >> my goodness

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we're charlie vacca's kids.nted you to know something about him. >> reporter: cell phone video captured moments before their father's accidental shooting death in arizona children referred to media reports describing their father as the the instructor. >> our dad wasn't just an instructor, he was funny, strong, a protecter, a hero and our friend. >> yet they gave the girl the one thing only that they could offer: forgiveness. >> you are only nine years old. we think about you. we are worried about you. we pray for you. we wish you peace. our dad would have wanted the same thing. >> like you, we are living through this tragic event that we cannot shut off. it is with us all the time. >> our dad would want you to know you should move forward with your life. you should in the let this define you, you should love yourself. >> reporter: christopher vacca ended with a wish. >> some day we hepp we can meet you, hug you, and tell you that it is okay. >> reporter: even if their darkest hour charles vacca's children chest

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. >> reporter: 39-year-old charles vacca was showing the girl how to fire a fully automatic uzi subma machine gun. >> give me one shot. >> all right. >> at this popular shooting range last week outside las vegas, but suddenly -- >> all right, full out -- >> she loses control, vacca is shot. the moments after heard in this newly released 911 call. >> is he breathing? >> yes, he is. he's having convulsions. >> the ambulance ain't gonna work. >> reporter: after firing the girl dropped the uzi grabbing her own shoulder in pain telling her mother the gun was too much for her. the girl's father told investigators it happened so fast that nobody, not even the girl, immediately realized vacca had been shot. >> is he still able to speak to you? >> no, he's completely unconscious. >> breathe, charlie. >> reporter: the girl's family say they are devastated by this accident that turned what was supposed to be a unique and brief excursion from their summer vacation into a life-changing tragedy. vacca's co-workers tried desperately to keep him alive. >> i don't think he's going to make it. >> repor

. >> reporter: the children of charles vacca, teaching this girl to shoot an uzi.the machine gun's recoil caused the 9-year-old to lose control, vacca was shot in the head by a stray bullet. he later died from the injuries, something his children fear may be haunting the young girl. >> you're only 9 years old. we think about you. we are worried about you. we pray for you. and we wish you peace. our dad would want the same thing. >> reporter: the law firm hired by vacca's family provided this video of the children reading the letter to the girl who has not been named. >> this is about extending out, reaching out to someone who was hurt by this and saying that it's okay. >> reporter: the focus of the letter, forgive said. >> our dad would want you to know that you should move forward with your life. you should not let this define you. you should love yourself. >> some day we hope we can meet you, hug you, and tell you that it's okay. >> reporter: vacca's sons and daughters also wishing to share more about the army reserve staff sergeant and family man behind the gun

newly released 911 capture the dramatic romans after a nine-year-old girl killed afterctor charles vacca losing control of the machine then she was firing. it happened last weekend shooting range in arizona. >> police reports say the girl thought the gun was too much for her and had hurt her shoulder. in a statement, the family says they are -- >> organizers of next year's st. patrick's day parade in new york city will allow a gay group to march under its own banner or the first time. nbcinclusion of out universal made participation in the parade a political issue. democratic mayor bill de blasio refuse to march this year and guinness dropped its sponsorship due to the discrimination. a spokesperson says other gay groups can apply to march in future years. >> get ready for some changes at cvs. the drugstore chain is changing its name to cvs health and stop selling tobacco products altogether weeks earlier than announced. >> boxed up and taken out, tobacco is now gone from cvs stores nationwide. starting today, the only product you will a -- smoking products you will be able to find in th

>>vacca's children say, they'd like to meet the girl one day, to hug her and tell her it's okay. nearly 15-hundred firefighters are battling a rapidly spreading fire in the forests east of sacramento. it's one of nearly a dozen major wildfires burning in california. the king fire... swept through about 86-hundred acres... causing 160 mandatory evacuations. thousands of californians have had to evacuate over the last few days as wildfires burn across the state. including the boles fire near mount shasta... which damaged or destroyed about 100 structures. first two weeks of school and you already have detention. nobody likes that! dozens of students in staten island are protesting the new dress code. the code covers everything from tank tops and short-shorts to hoodies and sunglasses. school administrators say that skimpy clothing is banned because it "interferes with the learning and teaching process." students are showing their outrage by wearing banned clothing. not quite short short weather here in chicago. no tank tops and no shorts. cover-up. >> anything over 50 is 10 top wea

vacca later died at the hospital. says they're devastated their summer vacation excursion turned into a life changing tragedy. reena, tahman. >> topping health headlines -- new evidence that double mastectomy does not boost a woman's chance of surviving breast cancer. nearly one in ten women now opt for the radical procedure. a stanford university study involving 200,000 women found that removing both breasts if cancer is found in one had a slightly lower survival rate than lumpectomy. >> tale of survival out of texas. conjoined sisters, hope and faith. both born in april. each weighing 3 pounds. they share a liver, diaphragm, intestines and lining of their heart. today, however they're each tipping the scales at 11 pounds. >> of i walk in every day. i just, i can't, i can't get over, you know, how, how, bless i'd am. they're so healthy. so rambunctious and a miracle. >> the twins still need help breathing. they can raise their head up and sit on their own. doctors at texas children's hospital preparing to separate th

i don't think he's going make it. >> vacca died on the way to the hospital.is devastated and the accident turned what was supposed to be a brief and unique excursion from their summer vacation to a tragedy. it also sparked public debate about whether young children should be allowed to operate guns. >> let's protect children from guns. >> i tell you our forefathers are crying tonight. there's no way they thought the second amendment would apply to 9-year-olds and uzis. >> i don't think is an opening for some big sweeping national federal gun control. >> the girl's family accused certain people of using the tragedy for partisanship and agendas but it was argued it's irresponsible to put a machine gun in the hands of a child. for "cbs this morning," carter evans, los angeles. >> that is the question. why a girl had an uzi, it never should have happened. >> terrible story. >>> starting today, cvs, the nation's second largest drugstore chain, is pulling all tobacco products off its shelves. it's come sooner than expected. they say its sale of tobacco in its 77 st

. >> reporter: christopher vacca ended with a wish. >> some day, we hope we can meet you, hug you, and tell you it is okay. >> the kids told the little girl her father would want her to move on with her life and love herself and her family. >>> more details are emerging in the death of joan rivers. she went into cardiac arrest as her physician performed a biopsy on her vocal cards. it caused her throat to swell. the biopsy was done after an endoscopy was done to diagnose her hoarse voice. cnn is sighing the doctor who did that took a selfie with rivers as she was under anesthesia. >>> nasa award contracts to two private u.s. companies to shuttle american astronauts to and from the international space station. one goes to boeing, the other, el hah ma based in southern california. >> i believe it represents the first steps from planet earth and going onto mars one day into deep space. >> the u.s. retired the mans space program back in 2011. nasa also plans to send civilians into space some day. >>> california car buyers who overpaid their sales tax will get a refund. the state recently d

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. >> charles vacca breathing and moaning as two men talk to him and apply pressure to the head wound.was on the way but couldn't come fast enough. >> the mojave county sheriff's department reveals the girl's father was first to fire the weapon, a mini uzi 9 millimeter. then it was the girl's turn. her mother recording on video as vaca showed the 9-year-old how to fire and shoot the gun. she fired a few rounds. then vaca switched to automatic setting. this wasn't known until a deputy reviewed the video. she started to shoot the weapon and recoil sent it straight in the air aacross the path where he had his head. the nine-year-old girl told her mother immediately afterwards the gun was too powerful for her and hurt her shoulder. the family huddled around her and feared she was injured but did not comprehend it was the instructor mortally wounded. the parents whisked her and two children away so they wouldn't see what happened. >> yes, ma'am? >> is he able to speak to you? >> no. he's completely unconscious. >> just heartbreaking. that was nbc's wendy halloran reporting. prosecutors have

learning how to i don't an uzi when the recoil sent the gun over her head towards 39-year-old charles vacca. vaca died at the hospital. >>> a tennessee family says they are glad to be alive this morning and it's all thanks to their job. this is jinx, a seven-month-old pit bull who started whining sunday morning. the nashville family said that's when they woke up, smelled smoke and ran out of the house. >> people see some animals as pets. no, this dog is my family. i wouldn't have a family if she wasn't here with us. >> wow. family said they rescued jinx who was on the way to the pound. jinx returned the favor. >> overeating linked to obesity but not all shows are egg wal. researchers had 94 college students watch action movie, talk show, movie with no sand snacking on candy, cookies and fruit. those watching the movie watched twice as many snacks as those watching talk show. even people in the silent movie group ate one-third more than the talk show group. >>> a plane load full of passengers oxygen masks deploy on a flight to florida. we'll hear from those passengers. >>> a high-rise fire o

. >> the gun instructor is 39-year-old charles vacca, an army vet who served in iraq. he later died there is no word on how the 9-year-old girl is doing. an attorney for the family says they're devastated by the accident. it turned from what was supposed to be a unique summer excursion into a tragedy. we decided to take a closer look at these gun lessons for kids. they're more common than you think. gary tuchman reports. >> reporter: sydney is the big sister, age 8, a third-grader. she likes painting by numbers and ballet. abby is the little sister. she is 5, in kindergarten. she likes to sing and play dress-up. what both sisters like in common are guns. they like to shoot. the sisters are firing .22 caliber semiautomatic rifles and being instructed by their father at the okeechobee shooting sports range in okeechobee, florida. the facility owner says there is no stated minimum age to fire a gun. >> for some schools preschool age is old enough the is what you're saying? >> we've had 4 and 5-year-olds shoot here that do better than some adults. >> reporter: kindergartne

. >> james:the gun's recoil wrenched the uzi upward, instantly killing charles vacca. >> james:meanwhile- a bay area boy was accidently injured-- while shooting targets at his family's property. >> james:this happened on saturday in el dorado county. >> james:deputies say, the seven-year-old boy's father was helping him use a 22-caliber rifle, when suddenly the boy clutched his chest and said it hurt. >> james:the boy was taken to the hospital--- he is expected to survive. >> james:deputies are still investigating, but say the bullet might have been a ricochet. coming up on the kron four morning news. >> james: the storm started monday dropping more than 11 in. of rain. power and water have been cut off two homes in the region. the has impacted 450,000 people into countries. >> erica: not to high and not too cold. right now is a little hazy. but a little bit of a drizzle along the coast line. you probably didn't see the sunshine whatsoever bills cloudy in the east bay as well. >> erica: looking ahead bell was a pretty mild afternoon. as we take a look at the satellite in the imagery we d